Didn't this guy retire? Isn't he 50 years old or something? This is in no way I knock against his greatness. He will be in the HOF and be remebered as one of the greatest Middleweights ever, but this Calzaghe fight is bullshit. I hate it when old ass boxers keep fighting just to get paid. What else is there to prove? Calzaghe is going to destroy him. Why can't Bernard ride off into the fucking sunset already?
Damn it's free? I assumed it was a PPV.
nope...and if B-Hop was doing it all for the money he'd push the fight to be on PPV with a 24/7 on the side....
B-Hop just wants his legacy to be that much sweeter, thats all...
Didn't this guy retire? Isn't he 50 years old or something? This is in no way I knock against his greatness. He will be in the HOF and be remebered as one of the greatest Middleweights ever, but this Calzaghe fight is bullshit. I hate it when old ass boxers keep fighting just to get paid. What else is there to prove? Calzaghe is going to destroy him. Why can't Bernard ride off into the fucking sunset already?
Because he is able to hand pick his opponents then claim he is the undisputed champion when he wins. The boxing media goes along with it. Hopkins should take a lot more shit for ducking Chad Dawson who has been calling him out at every opportunity.
Well in the last year and a half he dominated the #1 LHW and 6 months ago he beat a top p4p guy, his two losses to Taylor are still disputed, he's still ranked #4 or 5 p4p, the guy stays in phenominal shape. I'd say he deserves the right to one or two big paydays.
wow, you finally said something smart. I never thought I would say this but I agree with you.
Let's be honest it's about the money. I just think the quality of his fights is not what it needs to be to justify PPVs. He hasn't knocked anyone out since Oscar in 04 and most people think that was a dive. Personally, I'd much rather watch Pavlik or Miranda that Hopkins.
I've never been a fan of Hopkins style of fighting. He seems to have gotten dirtier in his old age, but he does still have good footwork and defence and is competitive with the best still. Still the only reasons I'll watch this one is because Calzaghe will be in it, it's free, and unless Hops has aged suddenly in the last 6 mo, it should be competitive.
Let's be honest it's about the money. I just think the quality of his fights is not what it needs to be to justify PPVs. He hasn't knocked anyone out since Oscar in 04 and most people think that was a dive. Personally, I'd much rather watch Pavlik or Miranda that Hopkins.
Didn't this guy retire? Isn't he 50 years old or something? This is in no way I knock against his greatness. He will be in the HOF and be remebered as one of the greatest Middleweights ever, but this Calzaghe fight is bullshit. I hate it when old ass boxers keep fighting just to get paid. What else is there to prove? Calzaghe is going to destroy him. Why can't Bernard ride off into the fucking sunset already?
Well in the last year and a half he dominated the #1 LHW and 6 months ago he beat a top p4p guy, his two losses to Taylor are still disputed, he's still ranked #4 or 5 p4p, the guy stays in phenominal shape. I'd say he deserves the right to one or two big paydays.
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